25 Nov 2008
Give Thanks? Science Supersized Your Turkey Dinner

This piece practically oozes breathlessness. And indeed, the facts presented take my breath away, too. With horror.

The size of the average American turkey has more than doubled in the last 80 years, at the expense of flavor. The corn, potatoes and likely everything else on your plate this Thanksgiving has also changed significantly since the Pilgrims sat down with Wampanoag Indians, and even since Lincoln invented the holiday in 1863.

(link) [Wired: Top Stories]

22:08 /Agriculture | 0 comments | permanent link

Student arrested for 'passing gas' at Fla. school

Zero tolerance?

AP - A student at a Florida school has been arrested after authorities said he was "passing gas" and turned off his classmates' computers. According to a report released Friday by the Martin County Sheriff's Office, the 13-year-old boy "continually disrupted his classroom environment" by intentionally breaking wind. He then shut off some computers other students were using.

(link) [Yahoo! News: Top Stories]

08:01 /Humor | 0 comments | permanent link

Google Layoffs - 10,000 Workers Affected

"First, do no evil." Silly me - I always supposed that "evil" consisted in lying, or not telling the truth, be that an overt, baldfaced lie or a sly little legal workaround.

I understand having to reduce operational expenses. I understand that every business has tough times. I don't understand lying about it.

So much for Google and the moral high ground.

Google has been quietly laying off staff and up to 10,000 jobs could be on the chopping block according to sources. Since August, hundreds of employees have been laid off and there are reports that about 500 of them were recruiters for Google.

(link) [Web Guild]

07:31 /Technology | 4 comments | permanent link